• SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Watches can be waterproof to hundreds of meters deep and they have removable backs. It’s not about the waterproofing, it’s about not letting you change the battery so you have to buy a whole new phone when the battery stays dying. It’s forced obsolescence.

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      1 year ago

      Yet they still did it. So regardless if it’s easier or not, they can still do it that way.